The Spark: How Disaster Prep Can Bring Your Community Together

The Spark: How Disaster Prep Can Bring Your Community Together
The Spark: How Disaster Prep Can Bring Your Community Together Welcome back to The Spark, our monthly newsletter that’s all about how people just like you are creating positive change, one meaningful step at a time. The Spark is generously supported by Laura Rice.  DIY disaster-preparedness kits you can make for vulnerable neighbors.  How to turn your home into a public charging station during blackouts.  Every disaster needs a logistics coordinator –– could it be you? The community-connecting power of DIY disaster kits After Hurricane Francine drenched New Orleans with seven inches of rain in September last year, thousands of people across the city lost power. For many residents of an independent living facility, the power cut meant they couldn’t leave the building. Without an elevator, many residents were stranded on the upper floors without electricity and limited food or water. A local resident alerted Klie Kliebert, director of the local organization  Imagine Water Works . With more th…